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Scrapbooks, The Collecting of Creative Ideas
Learners examine the value and use of scrapbooks in writing and historic inquiry. They view and discuss online interactive scrapbooks by Mark Twain, and in small groups create a collaborative scrapbook that reflects the time and place...
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Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink
Students discuss the importance of taking care of their water supply so not only they can use it but generations in the future. In groups, they examine a real pollution scenario in which a sewer overflowed into the ground water. They use...
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Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink
Students identify the different stages in the water cycle. In this environmental science lesson plan, students research about different water pollutants in watershed. They describe ways to purify water.
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The Boundary Dispute between New Hampshire and Massachusetts, 1677-1741
Students research primary and secondary source documents to examine the separation of New Hampshire from the larger colony of Massachusetts.
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Bible Activities
In this religious worksheet, students complete various activities related to the Bible. For example, students color in an illustration from the Bible and solve a related crossword puzzle. Students also match animals to their homes in a...
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Floods: Rising Waters and You
Students examine the relationship between human-made structures, flood waters and the increasing population through video clips, websites and a lab experiment.
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Ecotourism in National Parks and Wilderness
Middle schoolers research a wilderness or natural area and develop a plan for ecotourism.
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Native Species Restoration and its Impact on Local Populations
High schoolers watch video clips of ecosystems and answer questions relating to them.
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens
In this biography learning exercise, students read a factual biography of Samuel Clemens, also known as Mark Twain. The students then answer 14 questions. Note: there is a grammar/spelling error in the title on this page.
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Gilbert Munger Lesson Plan Ideas
Students read the biography of Gilbert Munger and analyze art that reflects the beauty of nature. In this art analysis instructional activity, students view a realistic image of Salt Lake City and lake over 100 years ago.
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The Geography of Connecticut
Netstate provides a variety of cool facts about the geography of the state of Connecticut. Find out the geographic center, total area, elevations and much more.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Connecticut River, 1666
A facsimile of an early Dutch map of the Connecticut River, the eastern boundary claimed by New Netherlands in 1666. The map is oriented with north to the right, and shows the early settlements and native villages, shoreline, and water...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Connecticut River Valley, 1872
A map from 1872 of the Connecticut River and Valley in Massachusetts from Bernardston and Greenfield south to Springfield and Long Meadow.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: West River 1776 1896: Study of Early Industry
Presents detailed information on the development of industry in Westville, Connecticut 1776-1896. Discusses where and why development happened. Includes lesson plans, but slides referred to are not provided.
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Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
A great museum with a wonderful collection. See works of art, schedule tours for students, and see current (and past) exhibitions. Located in Hartford, Connecticut.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Hartford, Connecticut, 1919
A road map of the vicinity of Hartford Connecticut from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing the Connecticut River, Capitol building, bridges, major roads, railroads and stations, parks, and major landmarks of the area.
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Hartford Friends and Enemies of Wallace Stevens
This site is maintained by an organization in Hartford, Connecticut, Stevens' home town, devoted to promoting Stevens' poetry and contribution to the Hartford community. It contains a map and photos of the route Stevens walked to work...
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New Netherland Institute: Virtual Tour of New Netherland
A comprehensive site on the colonization of New Netherland by the Dutch. Find maps, pictures, and artifacts on this interesting tour.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Danbury, Connecticut, 1920
A road map of Danbury, Connecticut, from the 1920 Automobile Club of Rochester showing the Still River and Blind Brook, the major roads, railroads and stations, parks, and major landmarks.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Stamford, Connecticut, 1920
A road map of the vicinity of Stamford Connecticut from the 1920 Automobile Club of Rochester, showing the Mill River bridges, major roads, railroads and stations, parks, and major landmarks of the area.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Stamford, Connecticut, 1919
A road map of the vicinity of Stamford Connecticut from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing the Mill River bridges, major roads, railroads and stations, parks, and major landmarks of the area.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Waterbury, Connecticut, 1920
A road map of the vicinity of Waterbury Connecticut from the 1920 Automobile Club of Rochester, showing the Naugatuck River bridges, major roads, railroads and stations, cemeteries, parks, and major landmarks of the area.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Waterbury, Connecticut, 1919
A road map of the vicinity of Waterbury Connecticut from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing the Naugatuck River bridges, major roads, railroads and stations, cemeteries, parks, and major landmarks of the area.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: New Haven, Connecticut, 1920
A road map of the vicinity of New Haven Connecticut from the 1920 Automobile Club of Rochester, showing the Quinnipiac River and New Haven Harbor, neighboring towns, bridges, major roads, railroads and stations, parks, and major...